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GCC’s Borrowing Binge
GCC-based countries are drawing down their foreign exchange reserves to protect their dollar pegs and tapping global debt markets for record amounts, along with corporates.
Author: Gordon Platt
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Saudi Arabia: Austerity In Hard Times
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Bank Merger Talks Seek To Create National Champion
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African banks delivered some of the world’s highest returns on equity last year, but current factors make a repeat performance unlikely.
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Already facing low oil prices and weak credit demand, Middle Eastern banks now must gird themselves for the impact of Covid-19.
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World’s Best Banks 2020: North America
After a banner year, North American banks face the coronavirus crisis with strong balance sheets and capital buffers—but no expectation that they will be spared.
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World’s Best Banks 2020: Who’s Most Prepared To Weather The Storm?
Global Finance’s 27th annual awards for the World’s Best Banks honor winners in more than 150 countries and seven global regions, as well as eight regions in the US.
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Federal Reserve To Buy Bonds Of Fallen Angels
Will other central banks follow the Fed and buy riskier assets as they expand their balance sheets?